Identify the Aircraft

[Saracenman]

stab in the dark - the Murkin 737 based maritime patrol a/c?

[Mackrick]

Here is the full photo before SB gets in ...

[Saracenman]

well i must almost be right then - it's an early 737 judging by the engines - 737-100 or 200 series?

[Mackrick]

come on I need the mark SM ...
The answers on the forum

[Saracenman]

stumped mate - the only 737-based a/c i can find any reference to is the 737-7ES - the 'AWACS' type 737 - but it looks absolutely NOTHING like that

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[Mackrick]

HINT HINT its on this forum somewhere SM

[Saracenman]

well - i can't find a reference to it on this (or any other) forum to be honest - how about the 737 testbed a/c for the JSF/F35 programme?



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[Mackrick]

http://www.iconicaircraft.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=254&start=225#p35134

[Saracenman]

ok ok - so it's the NT-43A radar testbed



at last!

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[Mackrick]

That was like pulling teeth SM

Your turn ..

[Saracenman]

ooo - goody!

thanks Mackrick - yes, pulling teeth indeed

right then folks, what be this...





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[Mackrick]

How about one of these then SM



Its an M55 and if its wrong I'll regret this post.

An high-altitude aircraft with an high-aspect ratio U-2 like wing and twin tail booms. The obvious role is reconnaissance, but the M-17 was in fact designed to hunt reconnaissance balloons --- in the '50s and also in the '80s, the US used high-altitude balloons for recce missions over the USSR. The later M-55 or M-17RM was twin-engined and optimized for reconnaissance.
A two-seat version is under development and will enter service in 1997.

"Originally identified in 1982 by US recon- naissance satellites as the 'Ram-M' single-seat high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, and later codenamed 'Mystic' by NATO, the twin-boom straight-wing jet, currently publicized as a high-altitude research aircraft able to carry around 1500kg (3,305 lb) of sensors, is now known to exist in two versions.

The first of two prototype aircraft, designated M-17 Stratosfera ('Mystic-A'), first flew in 1988 and are powered by a single 68.6kN ( 15,430 lb) thrust Rybinsk RD-36-51V turbojet developed from the Tu-144 SST powerplant. The M-55 Geofizika ('Mystic-B') , has two 49 kN (11,025 hp) thrust Perm/Solovyev PS-30-V12 turbojets mounted side-by- side behind a raised cockpit installed in a longer nose, together with a reduced span wing.

The role of the 'Mystic-B' is described as environmental sampling missions or high-altitude research and endurance in this role is claimed as over 4 hours loiter capability at 20000 m (65,600 ft).

The role of the 'Mystic-B' is described as environmental sampling missions or high-altitude research and endurance in this role is claimed as over 4 hours loiter capability at 20000 m (65,600 ft).

A further variant of the M-55 is reported to be under development with wingroot mounted engines installed in a conventional fuselage carrying a sweptback tail unit . Two 'Mystic-A' prototypes, followed by two 'Mystic-B' and two pre-production 'Mystic-Bs' were flying by 1992.

Type: single-seat high-altitude research jet aircraft

Powerplant: two 49 kN (11,025 lb) Perm/Solovyev PS-30-V12 turbojets

Performance: maximum level speed 750 km/h (466 mph); endurance at 17000m (55,775 ft) 7 hours

Dimensions: span 40.7 m (123 ft 6 in); length 24.0 m (78 ft 9 in); height 4.8m (15 ft 9 in)"

[Saracenman]

correct Mackrick - it is indeed a Myasishchev M-55, pictured at Farnborough of all places!

your go

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[Mackrick]

Try this one

[Mackrick]

What no takers ?

[Saracenman]

i did look, but all i could think of was Meteor - but I'm sure it's not that simple!

[Mackrick]

Your right SM its not that simple maybe a neighbour of Dan4th could help

[Saracenman]

Avro Canada CF-100?

[Dan4th]

Sorry, I forgot about it, but I DO
think it's a "Canuck" from the
Frozen North.....

D.

[Mackrick]

Avro Canada CF-100?

Manufacturer: Avro Canada: designed and built
Crew/Passengers: 2 crew (pilot/navigator) in ejection seats
Power Plant: Orenda Series 11 or 17 Turbojet
Performance: Max Speed: 525 kts (972.3 km/h) Cruising Speed: 400 kts (741 km/h) Service Ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,496 m) Range: 2000 nm (3,706 km)
Weights: Empty: 23,100 lbs(10,487 kg) Gross: 33,000 lbs (14,969 kg)
Dimensions: Span: 57 ft 6 in (16.31 m) Length: 54 ft 2 in (16.5 m) Height 14 ft 6 in (4.43 m) Wing Area: 526.6 sq ft (48.92 sq m)
Armament: 8 50-cal machine guns, provisions for Bombs, Rockets (unguided), Missiles
Cost: $660,000
Model No(s): Mk 1,2,3 A&B,4 A&B, 5 D&M, 6


correct SM your go ...

[Saracenman]

blimey, thanks - i was expecting a few more rounds than that Mackrick!

ok, so what's this handsome little beastie?

[Mackrick]

Any clues ?

[Saracenman]

ok - designed before the war as a very easy to fly and safe a/c

it sold very well in the post war years too - even being made under licence by several companies

[Mackrick]

American ?

[Saracenman]

indeed - a Murkin machine it be